English language teaching textbooks (or coursebooks, as they are sometimes known) play a central role in the life of a classroom and in many contexts constitute the syllabus the teacher is expected to follow. However, there is a need to extend and strengthen research in this area. Following a substantial state-of-the-art survey of research on ELT textbooks and a discussion of appropriate methods to study them, this volume contains chapters focusing on: 1. analysis of textbook content; 2. how textbooks are used in the English language classroom, and 3. textbook writers accounts of the materials writing, design, and publishing process.Written by an international cast of teachers and textbook writers working in the UK, the USA, Japan, Spain, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia, this volume features a balance of theory and practice and refers to both general English and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) textbooks used around the world.
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This book is likely to inspire both novice and more experienced researchers, and it would make a good choice of core reading in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in ELT curriculum or materials development and analysis . this volume is to be welcomed by applied linguists with a range of interests, including classroom pedagogy, semiotics, literacy development, teacher education, and language teaching materials. (Denise Santos, Applied Linguistics, Vol. 37 (1), February, 2016)
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1 Content, Consumption, and Production: Three Levels of Textbook Research |
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Part I Studies of Textbook Content |
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2 All Middle Class Now? Evolving Representations of the Working Class in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of ELT Textbooks |
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3 Reading Comprehension Questions: The Distribution of Different Types in Global EFL Textbooks |
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4 Teaching English Reading: What's Included in the Textbooks of Pre-Service General Education Teachers? |
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Part II Studies of Textbook Consumption |
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5 Teachers' Conceptualization and Use of the Textbook on a Medical English Course |
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6 An Experienced Teacher's Use of the Textbook on an Academic English Course: A Case Study |
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7 Global Textbooks in Local Contexts: An Empirical Investigation of Effectiveness |
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8 Writing Materials for Publication: Questions Raised and Lessons Learned |
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9 An Interdisciplinary Textbook Project: Charting the Paths Taken |
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10 Tensions between the Old and the New in EAP Textbook Revision: A Tale of Two Projects |
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11 Chaosmos: Spontaneity and Order in the Materials Design Process |
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Emily Binks-Cantrell, Texas A&M University, USA David Block, Universitat de Lleida, Spain Renata Burgess-Brigham, Texas A&M University, USA L. Quentin Dixon, Texas A&M University, USA Christine Feak, University of Michigan, USA Diana Freeman, University of Essex, UK Fotini Grammatosi, University of Essex, UK John Gray, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Jill Hadfield, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand Gregory Hadley, University of Oxford, UK Nigel Harwood, University of Essex, UK R. Malatesha (Malt) Joshi, Texas A&M University, USA Ahlam Menkabu, University of Essex, UK Marin S. Robinson, Northern Arizona University, USA Fredricka L. Stoller, Northern Arizona University, USA John M. Swales, University of Michigan, USA Ivor Timmis, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK Erin Washburn, Binghamton University, USA Shuang Wu, Texas A&M University, USA
